Recommended update for kdump

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:14824-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kdump fixes the following issues:

  • Fix incorrect exit code checking after "local" with assignment (bsc#1184616).
  • Prefer by-path and device-mapper aliases over kernel names (bsc#1101149).
  • Set serial console from Xen cmdline (bsc#1173914).
  • Remove console=hvc0 from commandline (bsc#1173914).
  • Add skip_balance option to BTRFS mounts (bsc#1108255).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-kdump-14824=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-kdump-14824=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • kdump-0.8.4-56.11.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • kdump-0.8.4-56.11.2

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